⁶His father had never ¹crossed him at any time by asking, “Why have you done so?” And he was also a very handsome man, and ²^ahe was born after Absalom.

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Footnotes

1Lit pained him
2Lit she gave him birth

Cross references

a 2 Sam 3:3, 4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

His father had never at any time displeased him by asking, “Why have you done thus and so?” He was also a very handsome man, and he was born next after Absalom.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

(His father had never rebuked him by asking, “Why do you behave as you do?” He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But his father had never once infuriated him by asking, “Why did you do that?” In addition, he was quite handsome and was born after Absalom.

NLTNew Living Translation

Now his father, King David, had never disciplined him at any time, even by asking, “Why are you doing that?” Adonijah had been born next after Absalom, and he was very handsome.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

His father did not rebuke him at any time by saying, “Why did you do so?” Now he was also very handsome of appearance; she had borne him after Absalom.

KJV 1900King James Version

And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.

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